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Pablo Cuevas upset at German Tennis Championships 2017

By Harry Floyd

ROME, ITALY - MAY 17: Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay plays a shot during his second round match against Dominic Thiem of Austria in The Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2017 at Foro Italico on May 17, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
ROME, ITALY - MAY 17: Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay plays a shot during his second round match against Dominic Thiem of Austria in The Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2017 at Foro Italico on May 17, 2017 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) /
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Pablo Cuevas came into Hamburg as the second seed at the German Tennis Championships 2017. He is upset by Andrey Kuznetsov.

Pablo Cuevas is out early at the German Tennis Championships 2017. The second seed saw an unexpected upset against 26-year-old Andrey Kuznetsov.

The younger Kuznetsov takes their match in three sets, winning 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Top seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas is still to play his round of 32 match.

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Pablo Cuevas is the current world No. 26 in men’s singles tennis. So far in 2017, he has recorded a singles record of 18-12 on the ATP World Tour. He does have one ATP singles title on the year.

The loss comes immediately following an early exit at the Swedish Open. Despite the upset at the German Tennis Championships, the 31-year-old veteran should remain competitive in tournaments leading into the 2017 US Open.

Swedish Open champion David Ferrer is also in action at the German Tennis Championships.

David Ferrer faces off against Nikoloz Basilashvili on Tuesday afternoon in Hamburg. The Spanish tennis player is fresh off of his first title win on the year. As the eighth seed in Hamburg, he could be a sleeper pick this week.

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Top seed Ramos-Vinolas is the current world No. 24 in men’s singles tennis.

He has a record of 27-20 on the year to keep him in the top 25 on the ATP World Tour. While he is still searching for his first title on the year, the world No. 24 has seen some deep tournament runs. Ramos-Vinolas has only reached as far as the second round at the US Open throughout his career. He will likely look to build some momentum with success in the coming weeks. Look for him to be the player to beat this week with Cuevas seeing his early exit.

Stay tuned to see how the action unfolds at the German Tennis Championships 2017.

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